西奥多•罗斯福（Theodore Roosevelt）是美国历史上最伟大的总统之一，但他的贡献被低估了。正是在他任内，美国开始走向世界。美国今日的霸主地位，与他的贡献密不可分。
    以下是西奥多•罗斯福的一些格言，试译如下：
    The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
    不可饶恕的罪行就是软打。如果可以避免，那就根本不要打；但千万不可软软地打。
    Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
    伟大的思想只能对有思想的心灵诉说，而伟大的行动却可以对全人类述说。
    The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.
    和平主义者无疑是国家和人类的叛徒，也是最残忍的恶行者。
    The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead.
    反动派总是愿意对已死的观念保持积极的态度。
    Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
    当然，战争是应该避免的，但是战争比某些形式的和平要好得多。
    The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.
    一个人爱其他国家如同爱自己的国家，那就好比是爱其他的女人如同爱自己的老婆。
    In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
    在需要决断的时刻，最佳的事情是做正确的事情，次优的事情是做错误的事情，最差的事情是什么事情也不做。
    A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
    从未受过教育的人，可能会从一节货箱里偷窃；而受过高等教育的人，则可能将整条铁路偷去。
    People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
    有人问领袖和老板之间有啥区别。领袖是引领人，而老板则是驱使人。
    The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
    你能够充分生活的年代就是你30岁到60岁之时。年轻人是梦的奴隶，老年人是遗憾的仆人。只有中年人才拥有保持睿智的五种感官。